Craig Bellamy takes on the Canterbury defence at Seiffert Oval in 1984. The Raiders will return to their spiritual home next year. Photo: Peter Wells

The match coincides with more than $1 million in upgrades to the venue for the 2014-15 financial year, including a $500,000 grant from the federal government and a $500,000 loan from the NSW government.

The Raiders played their first eight seasons from 1982 to 1989 at Seiffert Oval before moving to the larger surroundings of Canberra Stadium in 1990.

Queanbeyan junior Campese said the success of suburban grounds in the NRL, such as Campbelltown and Leichhardt Oval, had shown Seiffert Oval could be turned into a boutique venue for one or two games each season.

"Hopefully all of Queanbeyan turns up to the trial game and we can show that Seiffert Oval can host games for points in the future,'' Campese said.

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"You talk to the players and the fans and there's nothing better than playing at these smaller venues when they're packed out, they have a great atmosphere.

"It's going to be great to have a trial game at the spiritual home of the Raiders and hopefully we get a huge crowd for it.''